< Zechariah 4 >

1 And the aungel turnede ayen, that spak in me, and reiside me, as a man that is reisid of his sleep.
那與我說話的天使又來叫醒我,好像人睡覺被喚醒一樣。
2 And he seide to me, What seest thou? And Y seide, Y saiy, and lo! a candilstike al of gold, and the laumpe therof on the heed therof, and seuene lanternes therof on it, and seuene vessels for to holde oyle to the lanternes, that weren on the heed therof.
他問我說:「你看見了甚麼?」我說:「我看見了一個純金的燈臺,頂上有燈盞,燈臺上有七盞燈,每盞有七個管子。
3 And twei olyues there onne, oon of the riythalf `of the laumpe, and `an other on the left half therof.
旁邊有兩棵橄欖樹,一棵在燈盞的右邊,一棵在燈盞的左邊。」
4 And Y answeride, and seide to the aungel that spak in me, and Y seide, What ben these thingis, my lord?
我問與我說話的天使說:「主啊,這是甚麼意思?」
5 And the aungel that spak in me, answeride, and seide to me, Whether thou woist not what ben these thingis? And Y seide, No, my lord.
與我說話的天使回答我說:「你不知道這是甚麼意思嗎?」我說:「主啊,我不知道。」
6 And he answeride, and seide to me, and spak, This is the word of the Lord, seiynge to Sorobabel, Not in oost, nether in strengthe, but in my spirit, seith the Lord of oostis.
他對我說:「這是耶和華指示所羅巴伯的。萬軍之耶和華說:不是倚靠勢力,不是倚靠才能,乃是倚靠我的靈方能成事。
7 Who art thou, greet hil, bifore Sorobabel in to pleyn? and he schal lede out the firste stoon, and schal make euene grace to grace therof.
大山哪,你算甚麼呢?在所羅巴伯面前,你必成為平地。他必搬出一塊石頭,安在殿頂上。人且大聲歡呼說:『願恩惠恩惠歸與這殿!』」
8 And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:
9 and seide, The hondis of Sorobabel foundiden this hous, and the hondis of hym schulen perfourme it; and ye schulen wite, that the Lord of oostis sente me to you.
「所羅巴伯的手立了這殿的根基,他的手也必完成這工,你就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣我到你們這裏來了。
10 Who forsothe dispiside litle daies? and thei schulen be glad, and schulen se a stoon of tyn in the hond of Sorobabel. These ben seuene iyen of the Lord, that rennen aboute in to al erthe.
誰藐視這日的事為小呢?這七眼乃是耶和華的眼睛,遍察全地,見所羅巴伯手拿線鉈就歡喜。」
11 And Y answeride, and seide to hym, What ben these tweyne olyues on the riythalf of the candilstike, and at the lift-half therof?
我又問天使說:「這燈臺左右的兩棵橄欖樹是甚麼意思?」
12 And Y answeryde the secounde tyme, and seide to hym, What ben the tweyne eeris, ether ripe fruyt, of olyues, that ben bisidis the twei bilis of gold, in whiche ben oile vesselis of gold?
我二次問他說:「這兩根橄欖枝在兩個流出金色油的金嘴旁邊是甚麼意思?」
13 And he seide to me, and spak, Whether thou woost not what ben these thingis?
他對我說:「你不知道這是甚麼意思嗎?」我說:「主啊,我不知道。」
14 And Y seide, No, my lord. And he seide, These ben twei sones of oile of schynyng, whiche stonden nyy to the lordli gouernour of al erthe.
他說:「這是兩個受膏者站在普天下主的旁邊。」

< Zechariah 4 >